Notes taken from Dr. Thomas Young's Lectures on Midwifery

These volumes contain what appear to be verbatim notes taken by George Gillespie from Dr. Young's Lectures on Midwifery in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first volume primarily focuses on the history of midwifery, basic female anatomy and common gynecological problems and disorders. Topics in the s...

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Main Author: Young, Thomas d. 1783 (Creator)
Collection:Notes Taken From Dr. Thomas Young's Lectures On Midwifery
Collection Number:LCP.in.HSP133
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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520 |a These volumes contain what appear to be verbatim notes taken by George Gillespie from Dr. Young's Lectures on Midwifery in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first volume primarily focuses on the history of midwifery, basic female anatomy and common gynecological problems and disorders. Topics in the second volume include techniques for removing the placenta, laborious labors, use of the forceps, properties of different kinds of milk, and a host of possible complications. Volume 1, 509 pp. w/index; Volume 2 389 pp. w/index. 
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